Manyinga climate — normals and trends
Manyinga (Zambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,248 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is October (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Manyinga averages 0 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Manyinga has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 13 October 1941) and the coldest 4.8 °C (on 1 July 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ManyingaNorth-Western
- coords
- -13.42°, 24.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,248mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
23 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.9 °C
13 October 1941
Coldest day
4.8 °C
1 July 1994
Wettest day
189 mm
31 December 1989
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
14 July 1997
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
31 December 1989
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
15 October 2015
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
1 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 318 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 210 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | -74 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 93 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | 0 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 148 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 246 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manyinga?
Manyinga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,248 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manyinga?
The hottest day measured in Manyinga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 1941, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manyinga?
The coldest day measured in Manyinga between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1994, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Manyinga?
Almost never: Manyinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manyinga warmed?
Yes: Manyinga warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manyinga?
The wettest day measured in Manyinga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1989, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manyinga?
The windiest day measured in Manyinga between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1997, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manyinga?
The warmest month in Manyinga is October (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Manyinga?
Manyinga receives on average 1,248 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manyinga?
Manyinga gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manyinga?
Yes: Manyinga has on average 23 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manyinga?
In Manyinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 15 October 2015, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 1 July 1994.
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